Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-25
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

Louisa L. Hopkins, author OF HANDBOOK
of the Earth. !" Natural History Plays" ETC.,
is the writer of practical Pedagogy y Glow
Shall My Child be Taught?" is the question
at issue, and the book is a development of
the science of teaching, with illustrations of
that science in practical life. The papers of
which it is made up were published during
eight years in the primary Reader" edited
by w. E. Sheldon. The appreeistive expla-
nations of Colonel T. Wentworth Higginson
are appended. The book is full of sugges-
tions, practical and theoretical. for all who
have the care of children.
"On the Susquehanna," novel by Will
liam A. Hammond, author of "Lal," 'Doc-
tor Grattan," ETC., is book abounding in
descriptions of life, in incident and we'll
devised situations and results. The pathetic
and sorrowfnl phases in the book are won
derful and strikingly drawn. Mr.. Hammond
is an adept in selecting his heroines and al
ways gives a practical and original hero. He
is dramatic writer with strong climax. The
development of his characters is study in
itself, and the story into which they are wo-
ven is series of truths and dramatic repre-
sentations from first to last. The main drift
of the story is strong and never loses its hold
OOHe
fishers, New York. For sale in this city by
Judd The bookseller.
''Rest Days in Journey to Bible Lands
and Other Journeys Abroad" is a collection
of sermons preached in the four quarters of
the globe by S. Dryden Phelps, D. D. The
sermons are furnished with predatory notes
and illustrations. and original hymns and
verses are appended The sermons are those
cd in, t6a IN
land; Mediterranean Sea; River Nile, Egypt;
Mt Zion, Jerusalem; New Haven, Conn;
Edinburgh; and at sea. The volume is a
sort of appendix to the authors work, "Holy
Land With Glimpses of Egypt and Europe"
The poems of Sir John Sucking in a new
edition, with preface and notes, edited by
Frederick A. Stokes, are now published.
The verse of this courtier and wit has not
been accessible to the general reader on ac-
count of the high price and scarcity of the
various editions. The present edition is the
only one which has been published in this
country. Sucking is one of the 'fimmor-
tails in literature" and has earned that emf
nence by his unsurpassed simplicity, grace
and wit. Many of his letters are extant,
though not of Importance. The arrange
ment of verse folio we'd in this volume is
tirey different from that of any previous
edition and is the first attempt at grouping
the poets verses under appropriate head
ings The present edition is an elegant one,
published by White, Stokes C Allen, New
York. It is in library style with rough
edges. For sale in this city by Judd the
bookseller.
Grant Allen is known as one of the bright
est of writers natural history and every
day science topics. In Common Sense Sci
ence" we have twenty eight different chap
ters upon as many subjects, all suggestive
and leading to further study. The author
by series of illustrative facts shows the
reader how curiously all things inter
laced in the world one thing SO com bined
with the next that it is impossible to alter
one of the pieces in the least degree without
destroying the harmony OF the whole An
other particularly interesting paper is upon
''Instinct and Reasoning" in which the au-
thor asserts that human beings share the gift
of instinct with the brute creation, and is
not, as some assert, governed entirely in his
actions by his reasoning faculties. And on
the other hand he shows by reference to
common facts that ANIMALS often exercise
reason. Other notable topics treated in the
book are FThe Origin of Bowing;" 'The
Earth's Interior" knowledge and Opin-
ion;' ''Second Nature;" ''Self Conscious
ness" The volume is in library form with
gilt top and rough edges. D. Lothrop &
Co., publishers, Boston. For sale ip this
city by Judd the bookseller.
'sThe Monarch OF Dreams" by Thomas
Wentworth Higginson, is little book which
is calling forth warm praises from the best
sources. 1t is brief, imaginative story full
of fancy and of nature. A distinguished
writer of fiction has compared it to Haw-
thorne, but adds that it Is ''of more far
reaching purpose and deeper insight than
Hawthorne used, and much too bold and
original to be compared with any other
work" There is "a world of philosophy"
between its small covers. Lee & Shepard,
publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
ssFoes of Her Household" by Amanda NJ.
Douglas, author of ''Floyd Grandon's Hon
orr s'In Trust" ''The Old Woman who
Lived in a Shoe" ETC., is an entertaining
novel by popular writer of fiction. The
story is worthy of note for lis conformity
with nature and its descriptions of life and
character. The reader of fiction finds new
phases of life and new scenes pictured be-
fore him, and at once becomes interested in
a good story well told. Lee & Shepard,
publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
George Makepeace Towle, author of 'tHis-
tory of England" ''History of Henry w."
etc., is the writer of two new volumes, "The
Nation in Nutshell' and "Young Peoples
History of Ireland" The former is a rapid
| outline of American history through the
| different eras, noting the changes and prog
ress in literature, arts, science and invention,
and in politics. It is condensed history of
| our country in pocket form. The latter is a
| complete history of Ireland, which "from
the twelfth century, the period covered by
| English historians after their fashion, is the
| story of an endless fght-of ancient ma
I
the hands of powerful foreign invader,
filled with personal rapacity and an ultimate
political determination to make the island
component part of Great Britain" 1t is an
interesting book written in the style which
characterizes the authors other histories
Lee & Shepard publishers, Boston. For
| sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
| One of our citizens when taking load of
| tol,acco 10 New Milford the other DAY was